GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2011 – Vol. 35 #25 Rev. Fr. John Vlahos Office: (516) 671-‐‑5200 Fax: (516) 671-‐‑5205 web: www.resurrectiongoc.org ***
Epistle: Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40 pg. 136 Gospel: John 1:43-51 pg. 137 CHURCH ORDER: Paula Savvinidis, Kyriakos Demou, John Panagopoulos, Jim Gabriel, Costas Fakiris, Anne Alexandrou. ALTAR SERVERS: James Denslow, Costas Fakatselis, Christopher Gabriel, Argirios Nickas, Nicholas Anderson, Alexander Cavanaugh, Nebiyou Getahun, Nicholas Tiglias, Philip Verveniotis, Christos Aniftos, Stavros Asprou, Constantine Hartofilis, Dean Mylonas, Jonathan Nikolaidis, Chistopher Papantoniou, Louis Tiglias. COFFEE HOUR: Jeannette Christodoulou, Donna Chaimanis, Kristin Mantikas, Margaret Gatzonis, Katina Koukoulas. TODAY IS THE SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY AND THE FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT. TODAY WE COMMEMORATE The Removal of the relics of Nicephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople; St. Pouplios the Martyr, Bishop of Athens. WE COMMEMORATE the forty day memorial for Vasilios Pilarinos, beloved brother of Irene and Angelo Alatzas. Eternal be his memory! THE COMMUNION WINE, THE ALTAR KANDILI AND A PROSFORON are offered by Irene and Angelo in loving memory of Vasilios. WE COMMEMORATE the one year memorial for Michael Trama, beloved husband of Diana, and father of Adriana, Juliana, and Max. Eternal be his memory! THE COFFEE HOUR is offered by the Trama family in loving memory of Michael. WE COMMEMORATE the two year memorial for Argirios Nickas, beloved husband of Helen, and father of Angelo Nickas, Athena and Robert Nastasi, Tina and Bill Conway, and grandfather of Argirios, John, Christopher, Anthony, Thomas, Nitsa, Nicholas, Matthew, and Eleni. Eternal be his memory! A PROSFORON is offered by the Nickas family in loving memory of Argirios. THE COFFEE HOUR NEXT WEEK is sponsored by the Nickas family in loving memory of Argirios.
WE COMMEMORATE the 7-year memorial of Anastasios Papaioannou (Tom Pappas), husband of Fotini Pappas, father of Andreas and Sophia Niarchos and Maria Pappas, grandfather of Pericles and Anastasios Niarchos, brother of Cleopatra Oikonomou, Maria Biris, and Demetrios Papaioannou and uncle of many nephews and nieces. Eternal be his memory! WE COMMEMORATE the eight year memorial for Charles Mamakos, beloved husband of Eugenia, and father of Alexandria, Eirene and grandfather of Julian, Zoe, Joseph, and Dante. Eternal be his memory! A PROSFORON is offered by the Mamakos family in loving memory of Charles.
A PROSFORON is offered on the three year memorial in loving memory of Nicolas Martakis, beloved brother of Debra and Kyriakos Demou and uncle of AlexisMarie. Eternal be his memory! UPCOMING SERVICES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Saturday, March 12th Final Psychosavvato 10:00 am Monday, March 14th Great Compline 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 16th Presanctified Liturgy 6:45 pm Friday, March 18th Presanctified Liturgy 10:00 am First Salutations to the Virgin Mary 7:00 pm THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY dates to 787 A.D. when the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council of Nicaea decreed the restoration of the icons, formulating the genuine Orthodox teaching about holy icons. In 843 A.D. when the icons were finally restored in the churches, the first Sunday of Lent was designated as a day for thanksgiving and doxology. It came to be known as the Sunday of Orthodoxy, calling the faithful to a rededication to the Orthodox Christian Faith, as received from the Apostles. JOIN THE PROCESSION! Orthodox Christians mark the Triumph of Orthodoxy in procession with Icons and the proclamation of the 7th Council restoring icons to the Church. An old tradition of the Church is to join the procession as it passes, carrying an icon you bring from home. We encourage parishioners, especially Sunday School children, to bring an icon if they wish and join the procession.
THE RESURRECTION SENIORS will be meeting on Tuesday, March 15th at 1:00 pm in the church hall. Refreshments will be offered. Please come and join us. Any questions call Maria Verveniotis at 677-9650. ALL ORATORICAL FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS are reminded that there will be a practice session on Saturday, March 12. This practice session will take place in church according to appointment times. Letters were mailed on March 3. Any questions, speak to Vivian Casil at 759-1148. ON SUNDAY, MARCH 13 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE 7th THROUGH 12th GRADE will be participating in the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival. All parishioners are invited to stay and listen to our teens speak about their Greek Orthodox faith and Christian moral values. This will take place after the end of Liturgy. The winners will be announced next week. THE SEASON OF GREAT LENT is the time of preparation for the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. It is the living symbol of man's entire life which is to be fulfilled in his own resurrection from the dead with Christ. It is a time of renewed devotion: of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It is a time of repentance, a real renewal of our minds, hearts and deeds in conformity with Christ and his teachings. It is the time, most of all, of our return to the great commandments of loving God and our neighbors. In the Orthodox Church, Great Lent is not a season of morbidity and gloominess. On the contrary, it is a time of joyfulness and purification. We are called to “anoint our faces” and to “cleanse our bodies as we cleanse our souls.” The very first hymns of the very first service of Great Lent set the proper tone of the season: Let us begin the Lenten time with delight … let us fast from passions as we fast from food, taking pleasure in the good words of the Spirit, that we may be granted to see the holy passion of Christ our God and His holy Pascha, spiritually rejoicing.
ST. CATHERINE’S PHILOPTOCHOS NEWS ST. NEKTARIOS MONASTERY----We will be visiting the monastery in Roscoe, NY on Thursday, March 17. We will depart from Church at 9 am and return at 9 pm. To RSVP please contact Maria at 516-677-9650. PLEASE DON’T THROW OUT THOSE OLD TOYS! ST. CATHERINE’S PHILOPTOCHOS IS SUPPORTING SECOND HAND TOYS by having a Used Toy Drive for disadvantaged children. Gently used, plastic toys should be clean, have no small or missing parts, and battery operated toys must be fully operational.
Kindly drop off the toys in large plastic garbage bags, in the Church Hall throughout the month of March. Any questions, kindly contact Millie (516) 801-2731 or Vasilianna (917) 335-4886. Second Chance Toys is a 501c3 community-based program that rescues and recycles gently used plastic toys for distribution to disadvantaged children. Second Chance Toys was founded in 2006 by a NJ high school student. To date it has donated over 64,000 toys, which have helped keep our landfills free of plastic while bringing smiles and laughter to many children. IT'S MEMBERSHIP DRIVE TIME. You should have received your membership letter in the mail by now. Please consider joining St. Catherine's Philoptochos and helping support this very important ministry. For more info, call Maria at 917-541-4444. WE HAVE CHOSEN OUR NEXT BOOK for our Orthodox book club. It is titled Dear and Glorious Physician, A novel about St. Luke, by Taylor Caldwell. Books may be ordered through the Church Book Store during coffee hour. SAVE THE DATE---March 16th Lenten Lecture with Fr. Mark Arey. Salvation in Christ: the Meaning of the Cross. A flyer is attached. BEST SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY goes to Mrs. Bellidoro'ʹs and Mrs. Hartofilis'ʹ Nursery class; second place goes to Mrs. Ktistakis'ʹ 7th grade; and third place goes to Mrs. Alexandrou'ʹs 3rd grade. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE that Jim Xanthos and Frank Albers would like to offer all 7-‐‑12 year olds the opportunity to play basketball. They will hold intramurals at the church beginning in April. If your son/daughter is interested please get in touch with Jim Xanthos or Nickie Demos. HELP WANTED/HELP NEEDED NY TLC LICENSED DRIVER AVAILABLE FOR HIRE. Available full or part time to help with general driving or errands. 7 years experience. PARISH WISH LIST: Please consider making a donation towards all or part of an item listed below for the health and wellbeing or in memory of a family member. Your gift will continually provide our Parish the opportunity to serve in our Lord’s ministry. A Chalice, Altar Cloths, a Censer.
OUR FOOD PANTRY IS NOW OPEN AND HELPING OUR COMMUNITY! THANKS TO YOU AND TO THE SUPPORT OF LONG ISLAND HARVEST, WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER SUPPORT TO ALL IN NEED! We are open each first Monday of the month, beginning at 10:00 am, and also on an as needed basis throughout the week. FOR COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT, IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE.